| Scientific Name | Anagallis arvensis | ||||||||||||
| Family Name | Primrose ( Primulaceae ) | ||||||||||||
| 5 petals
Low sprawling plant with many branches. Flower: 5 petals opening widely. Salmon to scarlet 1/2 in. across. One flower per stem, growing from the leaf axil. Prominent stamens. Petals turn backward as they age, exposing the more prominent deep salmon center. Leaves: Opposite, just over 1 in. long and attached directly to stem. Also known as the poor man's weather glass because it closes its flowers at the approach of bad weather. | |||||||||||||
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Reference: Campbell and Lynn Loughmiller Texas Wildflowers, Revised Edition (2006) p. 198 | |||||||||||||
March - November
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